Cement fence-post.



J. HUBER.. CEMENT FBNQE POST. APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1911.

1,016, 1 51 Patented m130, 1912.

SHN/neg moon nunnm. or :BLAKESBURGL iowa.

Specification of l:Letters Patent.

CEMENT FENCE-POST.

Patented Jan. 30, 1912.'

. Application led May 29, 1911. Serial No. 630,078.

-Tq allwma maycpnm.- Be-it knownthat I, JACOB HUBER, a citizeri oftheUnited States, residing at Blakesburg,- inthe 'county'v of Wapello,State of A lo`wa,-have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCement Fence-Posts; and

II do hereby decla-re the following. to be a lf ull,-jclear, andexactdescription of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in1o the-aft e6 j w'iiicn it appermins to make and invention yrelatestofence posts constructed 'of'ceinentor they like and more'espe- ,-'cially'to an' improvedreinforcng element.

wlres 'or' boards -ferming,thefence` Ano'ther object f the invention listo provide a .metallic "reinforcing which is formed ltenialg"staples ornails used in Stringing the it' being a still further object to providea device which' will notibe likely to get out of` workin order. A

n ai, 'elevationof-a post constructed in accordance 4with my invention.Fig. 2 lis an enlarged' and transverse 'sectional view thereof on the''line of FigL- and. showing the applic ationof wires by lineens :ofstaples. Fig. 3

4:5 isa` similar view but showing boards fas-` tened tothe .posts bymeans of nails. Fig. 4 a detailed perspective .view of the remforcingand fastening element. .Referring to the drawings 1n detail, there SA'isshown'a cement post 10 of any preferred design andcontour and which isadapted to be embedded in the ground in the usual'mam.

.nerr -In reinforcing the post 10 I emplo ya strip ofsheet metal 11which `1s prov1 ed with aseries of laterally bent cut out tongues 19. en:Le tn firmlv mlhm'n fn the. mnliml mncombinedattachngf meansl for thefas'- .with .a peculiarly. formed. re ceii?ing member ori-laolder,yfor-the fastenjnginieans of the fence, whichwill deiect-'the pointsofthe fasteners to prevent accidental withdrawal-.

parts, as will be i' e draWingS'-f-Figurel is a .front-- -terial orcement and one vertical edge of the strip 10 is provided withlongitudinal incis1ons13 which arebent-in opposite directions `as shownin the sectional views, thereby holdlng the molded material intactandpreventing displacement of the stri its reinforced-position, in theapplictioi'- and 4 withdrawal of the fastening devices now tobedesribe'df ,-65 In Fig. 2 of the drawings, I have shown l the mannerof attaching the fence wires 14- Iby means "ofstaples'l'' and in suchconstruction, I' provide a sheet metal holder 16 which. is bent onitself centrally and vertically as shown at 26 and then rebentasv shownat 18 ltofform a pair of convergindg *channels 19 for receiving thepointed en the staples-or fasteningdevioes.' Thesides of. theholder 16are then brought together m divergent relation as shown'at 20 and theedgesrolled o r crimped .as shown at 21'andpositioned at the face of thepost in spaced 'relation for-'the entrance 'of the fastening devices.-The reinforcing strip 11 -is extended between the convergent sides 22 ofthe holder and secured v upon OPPOS-ite sides 17 by means of rivets-23,thereby lirmly vholding the parts together.

- In Fig. 3 of the drawings, I have shown 85y thel boards 241: securedby nails 25 to the post 10 and it will be seenthat the 'rebent portion"26 will serve to deflect the points of the staples or nails Vinto theconver ent channels 19 thereby preventing their accidental with-4drawal. It will also be seen that as the Vchannels extend the fulllength ofthe post, 1 the fasteningldevices may be driven at. anyconvenient heightand withdrawn as desired without any manner injuringthe post and preventing water from lodging therein 'by reason of beingembedded inthe ground.A l From the foregoing description it willbereadily -seen that the reinforcing element and holder may bev applied ormolded with the cement and mayl be applied to .posts of general design.It will also be seen that the 'same ,can be constructed of galvanized'iron .or other suitable material and when the 'fas-I tening devices arein osi-tion, the oppositely extended langes'27A fldrm d by the incisions13' will vprevent withdrawalof the holder or dislodgment thereof aswould tend to break or crack the cement. -It will thus be seen that thesheet metal reinforcing which may beapplied to posts.

`me v'rimm nhm'antms. is annnximatelv trip enguim in cross section andwhen embedded in ihe poet has ire sides spaced. slightly apart et theapex and exposed through a face of ihe posi; eff, the bese thereof so asto forni the restricted opening adapted to tighthv grip or bind e neilor staple driven thereinto so es lo prevent movement hereo verticallyand it will be further seen that the side openings formed by the bendingof 'he-1netn1 are adapted io Similarly grip the fastenersv so that theynaiis or staples will have to be foi-eed therein, i'zhus serving es tefurther hoiding` menne. n i f y i. A. -enee post comprising e body, :iver- 'ieei reinforcing strip embedded in the post, ind e holder forizietening devices :iii-ached to 'the Siipg Seid holderVeon'iprisingzrSingle section oi' metal beni. to forni n pair o con,- re; Eent ehnnnelsVhaving n restricted receiving portion and rebentedges dieposledadjacent to the face of the post.

Q. 'A lpost reinforcing and fence seenring element comprising e vertieeistrip, and a section of metal, bent upon itself to forni opposite eidesbetween which the said strip is secured, seid sides being rebe'nt toform convergent channels having a restricted en-4 telling devices intotheeimnneie.

3. A osi; hn'vino feeeninfr receiving; t3 b f ineens consistingof isheet of niegzd beni io forni o. `tube having en approximate minnenhirvcross-section, the Luhe being yembed.

in the post and having` its sides; spaced Slightly apart et the apexsind exposed through a fece of the poei7 ihe beee oi the triangular tubebeing ifenilriini;

4. ,A poeh haring (in. eningf yreeeiring;I nienneeoneisting of Sheet ofmei-Lil beniy to forni ai tube having en, npproxinniie irianguhireroes-Seetzioin'the tube being,` @inbedded in ythe post and having itssides ,spae'ed Slightly apn-rt at Jdie =zipex and` exposed through .afece Aof theposi, the bese of the triangular tube being re'entrenh and nre yiinforning phiie secured Within the rentrnnt base.

In testimony. whereof, ,l alii); lmy fSigrid-4 ture,v in presence oftivoivitneeses. l

, JACOB Il ,TBEE

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